About the Authors

Bruno E. F. Mota

Affiliation Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Nadia Gallardo-Romero

Affiliation Poxvirus Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Giliane Trindade

Affiliation Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

M. Shannon Keckler

Affiliation Poxvirus Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kevin Karem

Affiliation Poxvirus Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Darin Carroll

Affiliation Poxvirus Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Marco A. Campos

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Leda Q. Vieira

Affiliation Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Flávio G. da Fonseca

Affiliation Laboratório de Virologia Comparada, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Paulo C. P. Ferreira

Affiliation Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cláudio A. Bonjardim

Affiliation Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Inger K. Damon

Affiliation Poxvirus Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Erna G. Kroon

kroone@icb.ufmg.br

Affiliation Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BEFM MSK KK DC MAC IKD EGK. Performed the experiments: BEFM MSK. Analyzed the data: BEFM MSK FGdF IKD EGK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NG GT MSK KK DC MAC LQV PCPF CAB. Wrote the paper: BEFM FGdF IKD EGK.